The green-eyed 17 year old (who is of T&C and Peruvian parentage) has been on the scene for a few years now (as you can see from this five year old thread on The Fashion Spot) but has mostly been doing commercial (Levi, JC Penney) and teen magazine (Teen Vogue) work up until now.

New York City's FW 10 season is actually her first on the catwalk and she has started in a big way!

Another new islandista on the scene is Jamaican teenager Sedene Blake who has had what the Jamaica Observer rightly termed a "dream start" to her international career, since being introduced by Pulse three whole months ago in November.

She has already shot for editorials in four different editions of Vogue - American, Teen, Russian and Italian Vogue Pelle and Elle UK's site has tipped her in their New Model Faces column.

She's already walked for Jason Wu and Costello Tagliapietra this season and we have a feeling we may just see her in a few more shows before the season is done.

The other new girl on the catwalk is Dominican Reina Montero - coincidentally a former volleyball team-mate of Rose Cordero. Rose's mum actually helped Reina get her break, by introducing her to Rose's management agency. The 16 year old was signed last year and now she's on the scene for NYFW, walking for Rachel Comey and Wayne thus far.

And on an a fascinating aside, we have come across another islandista-by-descent model - she actually walked last season but the name would never have given it away - Nastasia Ohl - even by the Caribbean's diverse standards, that is an unusual name and indeed it comes from her German/Russian father. But ... she has a Jamaican-Chinese mother and New York Magazine has tipped her (along with Sedene and Reina) as one of the Top Ten Models to Watch this season. She impressed during the SS 10 season (her first) by walking for Calvin Klein, Rochas and Maison Martin Margiela. Check out her flicks below.

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